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Li-Ning made its American debut this past February by opening up its first retail space on American soil and presenting Baron Davis as its premier endorsee. Some of you may believe there might not be enough room for another brand to rise up but this first look at the upcoming Li-Ning F2 Liftoff might change your mind. The design of the shoe features a contemporary basketball-shoe constructing, with a foam-based upper material called “Foam Frame”, a heel-cup for stability, and herringbone traction, but the F2 Liftoff and its friendly $65 price-tag is worth a thorough inspection.
The Foam Frame upper features sloping lines of indents in the material, accomplishing a sleek look and avoiding a bulky appearance. The sturdy construction of the heel-cup should prevent slippage, and the high cut of the ankle could provide Hyperdunk-like ankle support. The traction pattern is very is far from plain, using a zig-zag pattern (Dennis Rodman’s N-Destrukt’s ring a bell?) as well as the brand’s namesake in chinese stamped proudly on pivot-point of the sole. Just a few days ago, Li-Ning announced its partnership with Champs Sporting Goods, which will make Li-Ning products available at Champs in-store on the West coast and online. Continue reading for a detailed look at this upcoming shoe and let us know if you’d add these to your basketball-shoe repertoire. via CK.
| Page 1 | 2 |14 Responses to “Li-Ning F2 Liftoff – First Look”
August 11th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
With all those perforations, these look like a Jordan 2010 Team copy-cat.
August 11th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
Li Ning is definitely going places. They have mad designs up their sleeves. Best believe they'll be competing w/ Nike, Adidas, and Reebok in the future. Good Luck to them.
August 11th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
they remind me of Kobe 3s.
August 11th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Ima get the yellow ones and rock em wit my foam cheesehead at Lambeau this year! Looks like they're made outta the same stuff.
August 11th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
crocs bball shoe
August 11th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
It's actually pretty decent looking but I have this sneaking suspicion that they would start to squeak after balling in them a while.
August 11th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
They signed up NCAA Player if the Year Evan Turner last month, and he's gonna be pretty nice, so they should be making some noise soon
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August 11th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
CHEESE HEAD FOR LIFE
August 11th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
WEAR'EM IF YOU GAVE'EM. GREY ONES MAYBE. ONLY CAUSE I LOVE GREY. STILL GOT ALOT OF WORK TO DO IF THEY WANT TO COMPETE WITH ADDIDAS, REEBOK ETC. IM NOT EVEN GONNA SAY NIKE. THEY MUST PASS THE OTHER NAMES FIRST.
August 11th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
nice shoes~ i like those
August 11th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
SORRY, so called "Elitist", but them joints are BANGING!!
August 11th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
I really like those. Those pairs are all SAMPLES though cause they don't have Li-Ning's new logo.
August 11th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
LOL! That's the first thing that came to my mind as well.
August 11th, 2010 at 11:34 pm
i fux with these